Pronunciation: NKEKAE

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At the end of this lesson, we should be able to

• Identify and pronounce what sounds each

alphabetical unit in a word makes.

• Differentiate between different sounds

despite similar spellings.


/a/ and /ã/

These sounds are produced by the letter “A a”.

E.g. Akwaaba     welcome

 Nsa                      arm/hand

Nsã                       beverage

 Kwan                  way/route

 Kwãn                  row (a boat)

 Mpa                     mattress

 Mpadua              bed

NB: Written Fante does not normally use the

letter /ã/ in spelling. Therefore, some words

may have the same spelling but slightly

different intonations.. In such instances, a

learner may have to decode the meaning of the

written text based on context.

E.g. “Kwan” could stand for “way” or “to row a

boat”. The accompanying text will inform

readers of the assigned meaning to the word.



/dw/

This sound is produced by the letters “d” and

“w”.

English equivalents would be the “j” in “jeans”

E.g. Dwen         think

 Edwow             yams

/dz/

This sound is produced by the letters “d” and

“z”.

English equivalents would be the “z” in “adze”

E.g.  Adze        thing

 Dadzem          achete

 Dzendzen       hard/difficult

/gy/

/gy/ is similar to the “g” in “gin” or the “j” in "jeans".


E.g. Gyata     lion

 Ogya            fire

/Ɛ/

English equivalents would be the “e” in “hen”

E.g. Kɛtɛ       mat

 Hɛn              vehicle

/hw/

Same as the /schw/ in Schwartz

E.g. Ahwehwɛ        mirror

/ky/

Same as the /ch/ in church

E.g. Akyekyer         turtoise

/hw/

Same as the /schw/ in Schwartz

E.g. Ahwehwɛ         mirror

/Ɔ/

Same as the /o/ in “or” or “oral”

E.g. Ɔdɔ                    love

/tw/

Same as the /tu/ in ”ritual” or “actual”

E.g. Atwɛr               frog

/ny/

E.g. Anyigye

 happiness

/nw/

E.g. Nwaba             snails

 Nwanwa                astonishing

/ts/

E.g. Atser                 spoon


Exercise

Pronounce these words

Nwaanwaa         slowly

Nwanwa             astonishing

Aban                    government

Eban                    herring

Sukuul                 school

Nkyɛn                   aside

Nkyen                   salt

Kandzea              light

Ntsɛntsɛm           quickly

Ebɛnadze            what

Kɔtɔ                      crab

Kɛtɛ                       mat

Atsenka                feeling

Dwer                     braid

Tsir                        head

Atser                      spoon

Nsu                         water

Nso                          ashes

Daakye                   future

Daeso                     dream

Muoko                    pepper

Dzendzendzen       hard/difficult 

Nsadzen

Nsãdzen

Abandzendzen

Abasa

Ebiasa

Enum

Kutu

Amona

Mpatadze

Kurow

Badwenba

Mpatoa


Thank you for stopping by. We hope you gained valuable insights today. 

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Stay tuned for our next enlightening lesson on the Fante culture!

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